DEHRADUN: A major fire apparently sparked off by a short-circuit swept through the century-old Collector's Building in Nainital on Tuesday morning and reduced the heritage building to ashes.
No casualty was reported, the police said, adding the blaze lasted about five hours. All the 16 spacious rooms of building housing Uttarakhand government offices were gutted, sources said. The Collectorate Building, built in 1898, is located at Tallital area of Nainital.
Nainital District Magistrate Shailesh Baigauli said while the exact cost of the property is yet to be ascertained, the overall losses could be to the tune of several crores.
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No casualty was reported, the police said, adding the blaze lasted about five hours. All the 16 spacious rooms of building housing Uttarakhand government offices were gutted, sources said. The Collectorate Building, built in 1898, is located at Tallital area of Nainital.
Nainital District Magistrate Shailesh Baigauli said while the exact cost of the property is yet to be ascertained, the overall losses could be to the tune of several crores.
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